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Motor or Sensory: Both

Type of Neuron: General Visceral Efferent (GVE), Special Visceral Efferent (SVE), General Visceral Afferent (GVA), Special Visceral Afferent (SVA)

Level of Origin/Termination: Mylencephalon (Medulla)

Cells of Origin/Termination: Nucleus Ambiguus, Dorsal Motor Nucleus of CNX, Solitary Nucleus

Ganglia: Superior and Inferior Ganglia of CNX, Celiac Ganglion, Superior Mesenteric Ganglion

Cranial Exit: Jugular Foramen

Innervation: Motor to constrictor muscles in pharynx, intrinsic muscles of the larynx. Parasympathetics to trachea and digestic tract. Visceral sensation from base of tongue through digestic tract. Taste from epiglottis and palate. Sensation from auricle, external acoustic meatus and dura mater of posterior cranial canal.

Function: Sensation of most of the viscera. Parasympathetics to heart and digestive system. Some taste and some general sensation.